Journeacutee de lorphenlinat des armeacutees – Historic Reproduction
(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)
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Journeacutee de lorphenlinat des armeacutees comes to life in this vintage poster, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. The original is held by the Library of Congress, so what you hang is a true record of its time.
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Journeacutee de lorphenlinat des armeacutees
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Journée de l'orphelinat des armées, or War Orphanage Day, names a fundraising appeal for the children of French soldiers killed in the First World War. This two-color lithograph is signed only with the initial "R.," so the artist is not identified in its record. By 1915, as the number of fatherless children grew, French charities and government bodies relied on campaigns like this one, and posters were a main way to ask the public for donations. The catalog places the work under the economic and industrial side of the war, a reminder that the home front was organized around raising money as much as around production.
| Created / published | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Medium | 1 print (poster) : lithograph (two colors) ; 119 x 159 cm. |
| Notes | Translation of title: War orphanage day. Signed: R. Promotional goal: Fr. H59. 1915. Item is no. 129 in a printed checklist available in the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Reading Room. ADE · Rehse Archiv fuumlr Zeitgeschichte und Publizistik former owner. DLC |
| Subjects | World War 1914-1918--Economic & industrial aspects--France. World War 1914-1918--Children--French. World War 1914-1918--Women--French. |
| Source | Library of Congress, Posters: Artist Posters |
| Original scan | 4,096 × 2,782 px · prints to 14 × 9 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 1468_Journeacutee_de_lorphen_1915 |
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